Photo by Flora Westbrook on Pexels.com You know the expression, running around like a chicken with its head cut off? I feel like it describes me and my life the last few weeks. It's been over a month since I posted here. While I was able to stay present and intentional through most of it,… Continue reading Of Busy-ness and Breath: Balancing the holidays with Nadi Shodhana
Category: Life in General
Learn Swedish Chronicles, pt III: Höstdagjämning
Photo by Efdal YILDIZ on Pexels.com Höstdagjämning (Pronounced [ˈhœstdɑːɡjɛmnɪŋ]); n. “höstdagjämningen” “A quintessential example of the Swedish use of compound words is höstdagjämning.” Definition Happy fall, y’all! On this, the autumnal equinox, we say so long to the long days of summer and prepare ourselves for coming months of darkness. We’ve been experiencing the cool,… Continue reading Learn Swedish Chronicles, pt III: Höstdagjämning
Saying Thanks
When you open up a prayer to the universe, often the answer comes back (if an answer comes at all) in a whisper: hints that slightly illuminate one path over the others, a sudden calmness of the mind that finally lets you make your own decision. These whispers do end up coming more frequently the… Continue reading Saying Thanks
A Mother’s Lament
Reflections On Parental Leave and Early Childcare in Sweden Through The Eyes of An Expat Darling Daughter at about 9 months...loving on some nature. Fair warning. This post is going to be long, and possibly rambling. It contains no recipe, DIY toddler activity, or garden update. It is not a walk-through of a yoga pose… Continue reading A Mother’s Lament
Of Boobs and Breath: Live, Love, Latch, and Samavrtti Pranayama (4 Part Breath)
Image courtesy of Breastfeed Durham A 5 minute Yoga practice for stress and focus that you can do literally anywhere - even lying in bed! It’s (US) National Breastfeeding Month, y’all! This month, La Leche League (LLL) Durham, NC is joining with Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities and Breastfeed Durham to move its annual Live, Love,… Continue reading Of Boobs and Breath: Live, Love, Latch, and Samavrtti Pranayama (4 Part Breath)
DIY Pull-Through Toy, or How I learned to Stop Obsessing and Follow My Child
What do you think? About a week ago I finished listening to Janet Lansbury’s Elevating Child Care: A guide to respectful parenting on audiobook. Lansbury is a mother and teacher who follows the principles of Resources for Infant Educarers (no, that’s not a typo), or RIE, and her book is an engaging guide to raising… Continue reading DIY Pull-Through Toy, or How I learned to Stop Obsessing and Follow My Child
Glory Days #3: Of Wild Weather and Wild Harvest
The Balcony Garden, 15 July 2020. A little rough for wear, but still holding in there. It’s been about 8 weeks since I last posted about my garden, and a lot has gone down since then. Unfortunately, most of it has been bad. If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you probably know that, since… Continue reading Glory Days #3: Of Wild Weather and Wild Harvest
Baby Food Birthday Cake (or cupcakes!)
Darling Daughter turned one year old last week! Because it was the celebration of Midsummer (more on that in another post), we actually saved her party till this past Sunday, as this was the day that the extended family in Sweden would be able to attend. We held the party at DD’s farmor’s house (farmor… Continue reading Baby Food Birthday Cake (or cupcakes!)
#SpreadLove
Photo by ATC Comm Photo from Pexels Note: This post is a list of doers, makers, gardeners, bloggers, instagrammers, all people of color. It is forwarded by a slightly self-indulgent introduction, so if you would like to skip straight to the list, no judgement, just click here. I think everyone in the world can agree that 2020 has… Continue reading #SpreadLove
Swacedorican
A shelf on our multi-lingual bookcase. In the midst of all this uncertainty and unease, one thing in my life actually became more certain. A couple weeks ago, I received a letter from the Swedish Migration Board accepting my request for permanent residency. This doesn't change too much. I'm still not a citizen. My visa… Continue reading Swacedorican
